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now among those late deciders, romney led rick santorum by 45% to 34% but romney trailed on another treasure. that's the question of whether or not he understands average americans. this has been a problem for mitt romneyal along, the question of understanding average americans. 32% said rick santorum, 23% said mitt romney, 19% paul and 18% said newt gingrich. guys, clearly a problem for mitt romney there in that question of is this the kind of guy who gets you and your problems. >> thank you. let's bring in tonight's all star panel. good to see you all. let me get your take on what if anything has changed right now in the economy. just recently more worries about the eurozone. today of course that was what the market was reacting. to on the heel of some better than expected data in terms of the u.s. economy. are things changing economic-wise, neil? >> things are getting marginally better. but it's on the back of massive central bank intervention. the fed's policies, language changes, those are really helping but they have not cured the underlying disease, the big deficit issue that we have,
now among those late deciders, romney led rick santorum by 45% to 34% but romney trailed on another treasure. that's the question of whether or not he understands average americans. this has been a problem for mitt romneyal along, the question of understanding average americans. 32% said rick santorum, 23% said mitt romney, 19% paul and 18% said newt gingrich. guys, clearly a problem for mitt romney there in that question of is this the kind of guy who gets you and your problems. >> thank...
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romney saying? >> just like spro, that's a strategic reserve, therefore a national emergency, not a political emergency, because romney is up some 8 points ahead in recent polls. that's not what it's for. what we need to be doing is developing our own resources and becomes will dependent on foreign oil. we have the ability to do that today. you talk about the reserve. 2%? who are we kidding in we've been producing 10% of the world's production and doing this for the last 10, 12 years. >> and that number's gone up now. the new discovery from the technology, that number's gone up from 10% on up, is it not? >> it is. it is up. so obviously we're above 10% of the world's reserves. but we have some antiquated ways, you know, of putting prove i don't know reserves on the books. that needs reworked. it just doesn't cover the technology we have out there today. >> unfortunately i think the white house knows that. they just doesn't want to acknowledge it. harold hamm, thank you, sir, continental resources. g
romney saying? >> just like spro, that's a strategic reserve, therefore a national emergency, not a political emergency, because romney is up some 8 points ahead in recent polls. that's not what it's for. what we need to be doing is developing our own resources and becomes will dependent on foreign oil. we have the ability to do that today. you talk about the reserve. 2%? who are we kidding in we've been producing 10% of the world's production and doing this for the last 10, 12 years....
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but romney has problems at both ends in a general election. he does have to increase enthusiasm among the most conservative republicans. yes, did he did better in illin but there is still a lot of mistrust in illinois and the fact that he implemented a health care plan similar to obama's in massachusetts, but he also has to move to the middle and attract support from independents. his numbers among independents have been falling during this process as he's been fighting on the right. and you saw those poorly chosen words by his advise erz the other day saying it's like an even a sketch, we'll reset and shake up the screen and paint a new picture. he's making the argument that he was severally ta lseverally tal entire campaign, but that goes to the perception of mitt romney as somebody if you look at his history, there's a basis for that, that he's somebody who has run one way when he ran for the senate in '94, another way when he ran for governor in but 2002d still a third and fourth way in 2008 and 2012, and he has to figure out how to lock i
but romney has problems at both ends in a general election. he does have to increase enthusiasm among the most conservative republicans. yes, did he did better in illin but there is still a lot of mistrust in illinois and the fact that he implemented a health care plan similar to obama's in massachusetts, but he also has to move to the middle and attract support from independents. his numbers among independents have been falling during this process as he's been fighting on the right. and you...
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>> well, i think that mitt romney -- >> inevitability? >> no. mitt romney is a serious candidate. he's a respectable candidate. he's just not all that magnetic but given his assets, given the strength of his candidacy, he's going to do reasonably well. it's just that among the most conservative voters he's got a tough time. he's got gingrich and santorum dividing the conservative vote and so that's an asset for him. look, you know, joe, that i've always said he will be the nominee. the question is, is it fast or slow? and i think if he is able tonight to break through one of these states, that sort of accelerates a little bit. that makes -- >> theoretically he could win both. >> yes, he could. the polls, we know the polls are volatile this year generally speaking. and in this republican primary race. look at the "new york times"/cbs poll that's out today. obama is down to 41%. >> i read that this morning. i was thinking about you. and i was thinking, you know, i'm surprised you didn't just throw this out and talk to people in andrew's neighborhood because this is not the poll that
>> well, i think that mitt romney -- >> inevitability? >> no. mitt romney is a serious candidate. he's a respectable candidate. he's just not all that magnetic but given his assets, given the strength of his candidacy, he's going to do reasonably well. it's just that among the most conservative voters he's got a tough time. he's got gingrich and santorum dividing the conservative vote and so that's an asset for him. look, you know, joe, that i've always said he will be the...
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you think romney made a mistake by bashing the auto bailouts? >> yes. >> have you advised his people that's not a winning -- is it a winning strategy for conservatives? >> i don't think it is. it's yesterday's news, first of all. i think what romney should have done -- first of all, he made a mistakes by saying there was private financing available. everyone know there is wasn't, including mitt romney in my opinion. he should have said gm and chrysler failed because they failed to pay attention to problems in their companies. they fixed the problems at ford because they focused on them and what i want to do for america is what they did for ford before the president allows what happened to gm and chrysler. get in and fix the problems before it's too late. i think it can fit the broader problem. >> you are a republican. do you still get flak for a lot of people for being part of the -- >> it's funny. i consider myself a staunch fiscal conservative. i went through the entire state of new york and talked to thousands and thousands of conservatives a
you think romney made a mistake by bashing the auto bailouts? >> yes. >> have you advised his people that's not a winning -- is it a winning strategy for conservatives? >> i don't think it is. it's yesterday's news, first of all. i think what romney should have done -- first of all, he made a mistakes by saying there was private financing available. everyone know there is wasn't, including mitt romney in my opinion. he should have said gm and chrysler failed because they...
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romney looks poised to win. he's up by eight points in the latest poll. today house budget chair paul ryan is expected to endorse romney. no surprise. signaling conservatives are lining up behind him. wisconsin has 42 delegates at stake and it is winner take all. >> and you heard president george h.w. bush gave his -- >> kenny rogers got to know when to hold and when it fold and it's time for the other guys to fold is what he said. all the conjecture just shows you this could hurt romney, because more of the establishment republicans are now joining. but that's such -- when who could come up with that take on that, that having george h.w. bush endorse you could be a negative. >> newt gingrich. >> right. newt or left, or the media. >> we've been talking about hedge funds. would he have been talking ab t we've been talking about the pr prchlg answ performance of the dow. today the rankings of the 25 top earn earners. joining us to talk more about the results is michael p about e p peltz. we look back at what happened last year and it was a pretty good year
romney looks poised to win. he's up by eight points in the latest poll. today house budget chair paul ryan is expected to endorse romney. no surprise. signaling conservatives are lining up behind him. wisconsin has 42 delegates at stake and it is winner take all. >> and you heard president george h.w. bush gave his -- >> kenny rogers got to know when to hold and when it fold and it's time for the other guys to fold is what he said. all the conjecture just shows you this could hurt...
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so he's going after romney where as romney is going after obama. >> if you're mitt romney, you just want to talk about economy, jobs, your track record, bring back the olympics that you saved for the nation. you want to keep hitting the stuff that you're good at, don't you? >> i want to make up the point that it's really easy, especially if you're considered the moderate republican in the primary. it's really easy to be super confident in a state like illinois. you don't get conservative until you go pretty far south in illinois and maybe closer to the metro east. it's really easy to be confident in a state like illinois. women voters, especially after south carolina with the fluff with his wife, they were going to santorum, but i'm noticing that some more and more conservatives and more and more women are starting to at least, with the past couple of contests, colessing a little bit about romney. i'm not certain if that's a huge trend just yet. but, yeah, it's definitely the fat lady is warming up. i know a lot of people have said it. i think we're down to a two-man race now. >> carol,
so he's going after romney where as romney is going after obama. >> if you're mitt romney, you just want to talk about economy, jobs, your track record, bring back the olympics that you saved for the nation. you want to keep hitting the stuff that you're good at, don't you? >> i want to make up the point that it's really easy, especially if you're considered the moderate republican in the primary. it's really easy to be super confident in a state like illinois. you don't get...
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not such a good night for mitt romney. you are a romney supporter. what does he need to do next tuesday for illinois? what does he need to do to make sure he wins in illinois? >> i think he will do well and i don't necessarily agree. he picked up a third of the delegates and has more combined than the rest of them combined. it wasn't a bad night. he doll well in illinois and follow the mark kirk model and run as a fiscal conservative and win big here, i think. >> the most recent poll had mitt romney at 35% and santorum at 31%. is that too close for comfort? >> this is a delegate hunt right now. senator santorum is not on the ballot for the congressional district. he is eligible for 44 of the 54 delegates to be voted on. we give out 69. 15 of those are super delegates. governor romney is in good shape and the war start and he has a ground game started. he has to campaign hard and he won't win everything, but we will walk out with a lot of delegates. >> what happened where santorum didn't get on the ballot. how difficult is it for a candidate to get on
not such a good night for mitt romney. you are a romney supporter. what does he need to do next tuesday for illinois? what does he need to do to make sure he wins in illinois? >> i think he will do well and i don't necessarily agree. he picked up a third of the delegates and has more combined than the rest of them combined. it wasn't a bad night. he doll well in illinois and follow the mark kirk model and run as a fiscal conservative and win big here, i think. >> the most recent...
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not such a good night for mitt romney. you're a romney supporter. what does he need to do in these next days. next tuesday is the primary in illinois. what does he need to do to make sure he wins in illinois? >> i think he'll do very well in illinois. he didn't have a terrible night. he picked up a third of the delegates. he's got more delegates than the rest of them combined. it wasn't a bad night. he'll do well in illinois. he'll run as a fiscal conservative and do like mark did. he'll win big here. >> the most recent poll i saw there, this was before tonight, had mitt romney at 35%, santorum at 31%. is that too close for comfort right now? >> you got to remember. this is a delegate hunt right now. senator santorum's not on the ballot in four of the congressional districts. he's only eligible for 44 of the delegates on tuesday. we give out 69. 15 are considered super delegates. i think governor romney is in good shape. the air war's already started. he's got a ground game going. i think he'll have a good night. he's going to campaign hard. but he'
not such a good night for mitt romney. you're a romney supporter. what does he need to do in these next days. next tuesday is the primary in illinois. what does he need to do to make sure he wins in illinois? >> i think he'll do very well in illinois. he didn't have a terrible night. he picked up a third of the delegates. he's got more delegates than the rest of them combined. it wasn't a bad night. he'll do well in illinois. he'll run as a fiscal conservative and do like mark did. he'll...
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governor romney, 50%. move to page county. governor romney, 50%. this is where most of the people of the state live. and in statewide elections, you have to run up the margins up here and hope your opponent doesn't win down here. senator santorum, winning in the rural counties. come over here. 47%. but you have less populated tea party voters, evangelical voters, christian conservatives. those voters go for santorum. in the south or in neighboring iowa, governor romney doing what he needed to do up here. this has been the consistent romney model in the urban areas. not only win, but win big. that's where the tv advertising is aimed, in those markets. the tv ad count here. look at this. in the chicago market, that's romney spending right there. that's all romney spending in the chicago market. you take that away, look at that. his rivals complaining, we're being unspent, looking at that map, money well spent. >> in chicago, in terms of romney versus santorum spending. what about the exit polls? did anything surprise you or stand out in illinois spec
governor romney, 50%. move to page county. governor romney, 50%. this is where most of the people of the state live. and in statewide elections, you have to run up the margins up here and hope your opponent doesn't win down here. senator santorum, winning in the rural counties. come over here. 47%. but you have less populated tea party voters, evangelical voters, christian conservatives. those voters go for santorum. in the south or in neighboring iowa, governor romney doing what he needed to...
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romney did extremely well. did rick santorum surprise to the downside or come in where you thought he would? >> i think he came to the downside. the truth is if he's going to grow the brand and he's going to demonstrate he can win a general election he has to do very well in the color counties, because areas like depage county, suburban counties are a lot like northern virginia and suburban philadelphia. that's places that a candidate has to win to win a presidency. >> ryan is talking about the brand of rick santorum, he does seem to be riding on that. you wonder whether he has the organization to keep going and going. i mean, the tweet out of his campaignb, santorum has made $320,000 off sweater vests. now it needs to be more than that. >> $300,000 is not going to go very far in the expensive media market like chicago, for example. he made a major tactical blunder in wasting two days in puerto rico. he got clobbered there over the weekend. he could have spent two days in illinois. he still wouldn't have won, b
romney did extremely well. did rick santorum surprise to the downside or come in where you thought he would? >> i think he came to the downside. the truth is if he's going to grow the brand and he's going to demonstrate he can win a general election he has to do very well in the color counties, because areas like depage county, suburban counties are a lot like northern virginia and suburban philadelphia. that's places that a candidate has to win to win a presidency. >> ryan is...
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romney's winning by five points. that's good news for the romney campaign. the other constituency i'm looking at tonight is evangelicals. which is going to be 41% of the vote. that's identical to what it was four years ago. and santorum is maintaining his advantage tonight, but he's doing so with a smaller margin. winning nine points. >> i'm curious, ralph. this is david gergen. about what the overlap is between evangelicals and tea party. are there many who are both? and which way do they lean? >> it's a great question, david. we've looked at that in some earlier polling. and about 2/3 of self-identified tea party members are social conservatives. that doesn't mean they're involved in the tea party movement for those reasons. they're involve primarily because of spending, deficits, government overreach, and obama care. but they are social conservatives. and among self-identified evangelic evangelical, about half identify themes as members or activists. there's a huge amount of overlap. >> and do they tend to be -- with the overlap, do they tend to be moved
romney's winning by five points. that's good news for the romney campaign. the other constituency i'm looking at tonight is evangelicals. which is going to be 41% of the vote. that's identical to what it was four years ago. and santorum is maintaining his advantage tonight, but he's doing so with a smaller margin. winning nine points. >> i'm curious, ralph. this is david gergen. about what the overlap is between evangelicals and tea party. are there many who are both? and which way do...
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i spoke to romney about that this week. your opponent, rick santorum, he is really going after you big time. over the weekend he said this. listen to this clip. >> why would we put someone up who is uniquely, pick any other country in the country, he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> i want to give you a chance to respond to santorum. >> i'm not going to worry too much about what rick is saying these days. i know that when you fall further and further behind, you get a little more animated. but the truth of the matter is that i have been able to connect with the american people. as you go across this country, you're seeing more and more enthusiasm for my candidacy and a recognition on the part of the american people that we have to replace president obama. if i'm elected president, i will repeal obamacare and i'll stop it in its tracks on day one. i believe it's unconstitutional, i believe the court will find it unconstitutional
i spoke to romney about that this week. your opponent, rick santorum, he is really going after you big time. over the weekend he said this. listen to this clip. >> why would we put someone up who is uniquely, pick any other country in the country, he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> i want to give you a chance to respond to santorum. >> i'm not going to worry too much about what...
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but i thought romney did a good job for mitt romney. but he still doesn't make the emotional connection. frankly, i thought a lot of people thought al gore lacked that. mitt romney makes those two look warm and fuzzy. and he needs to find a way to open his heart a little bit. i think having ann romney speak is a great advantage. she's terrific. but she's not on the ballot. he did it in illinois by out spending santorum 21-1. and he won't be able to out spend barack obama 21-1. >> is all of this -- santorum, gingrich, they all make this argument about the delegate count. it's inevitable mitt romney is going to be the nominee, isn't it? >> i think so. unless he unexpectedly collapses. >> one of the reasons he's down below 10% is the sense that his candidacy is fading. there's an up and down in these things. i have to tell you. there are a lot of people in illinois who are not totally comfortable. there are a lot of people in barack obama's camp who are not totally comfortable, either. i still think barack obama is favored. i think he's mo
but i thought romney did a good job for mitt romney. but he still doesn't make the emotional connection. frankly, i thought a lot of people thought al gore lacked that. mitt romney makes those two look warm and fuzzy. and he needs to find a way to open his heart a little bit. i think having ann romney speak is a great advantage. she's terrific. but she's not on the ballot. he did it in illinois by out spending santorum 21-1. and he won't be able to out spend barack obama 21-1. >> is all...
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anne romney, it's been a real pleasure. and again, i wish a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> coming up next, karen santorum answers charges that her husband is anti-women. we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. so to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. i have twins, 21 years old. each kid has their own path. they grow up, and they're out having their life. i really started to talk to them about the things that are important that they have to take ownership over. my name's colleen stiles, and my kids and i did our wills on legalzoom. [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some we
anne romney, it's been a real pleasure. and again, i wish a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> coming up next, karen santorum answers charges that her husband is anti-women. we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. so to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes...
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talk to the romney people, the romney people say this is about delegates. it's all about the delegates. and they have a point. it is all about the delegates. the problem is that mitt romney hasn't been able to seal the deal. with his own republican base. and that's a problem for him. >> i'm curious, david gergen, at this question that keeps coming up. that is, does the mormon thing matter? when it comes to evangelicals, you see the highest portion of evangelical volt voters we have seen so far, and their continued hes tnlsy to vote for romney, but could religion play a bigger role? >> i think it did. a month ago or six weeks uz go, you could say of course this is good santorum regions. santorum goes in as the guy who says he's anti-climate size, doesn't believe it's a hoax, and he goes into two states where about half of the republican side in the poll said they didn't believe in evolution. this is santorum territory in many ways, but the way the expectations got built up and the kind of money that romney poured into it, and also the fact that it was gingri
talk to the romney people, the romney people say this is about delegates. it's all about the delegates. and they have a point. it is all about the delegates. the problem is that mitt romney hasn't been able to seal the deal. with his own republican base. and that's a problem for him. >> i'm curious, david gergen, at this question that keeps coming up. that is, does the mormon thing matter? when it comes to evangelicals, you see the highest portion of evangelical volt voters we have seen...
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the governor, chris christie, is on romney's side. that would deny romney. most think that is implausible. that will be the debate as we head on to louisiana and beyond. as romney looks at this map and feels pretty good, this morning, he got some additional good news. >> my cell phone rang. i looked at it. it just said jeb. i picked up the phone and it was jeb bush. i didn't even have to ask. he said, mitt, i want to let you know, i'm endorsing you today. >> that is good news, the endorsement of the former florida governor. it has already been overshadowed by something one of romney's advisers said on cnn this morning. >> i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a sketch, you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. >> surprise, surprise, romney's rivals just couldn't resist the etch a sketch comment. >> governor romney, after he wins the primary will be like an etch-a-sketch, take whatever he said and shake it up and it will be drawn and he will draw a whole new picture for the general e
the governor, chris christie, is on romney's side. that would deny romney. most think that is implausible. that will be the debate as we head on to louisiana and beyond. as romney looks at this map and feels pretty good, this morning, he got some additional good news. >> my cell phone rang. i looked at it. it just said jeb. i picked up the phone and it was jeb bush. i didn't even have to ask. he said, mitt, i want to let you know, i'm endorsing you today. >> that is good news, the...
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will mitt romney finally get it done? if he wins big, what's next for rick santorum and newt gingrich? >>> and republican budget man paul ryan youth fron"outfront." he says he's open to a trillion ondollars of new revenue. >>> let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight -- pressure is on. polls in illinois close in less than an hour. we are in countdown mode after a couple of bruising weeks on the campaign trail and two major losses to rick santorum, of course in alabama and mississippi. mitt romney has to prove he can seal the deal tonight. 69 delegates in the state. it is the second-largest delegate grab to date. to get to the magic number of 1,144 needed to clinch the nomination, mitt romney needs every win he can get. we'll go through the delegate map in a minute. it is a little more come plifktplifk pli krichlt. >>> can romney made in-roads with traditional evangelicals and tea party supporters? we'll get all that information font from our exit poll. >>> two, will santorum surprise? th
will mitt romney finally get it done? if he wins big, what's next for rick santorum and newt gingrich? >>> and republican budget man paul ryan youth fron"outfront." he says he's open to a trillion ondollars of new revenue. >>> let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight -- pressure is on. polls in illinois close in less than an hour. we are in countdown mode after a couple of bruising weeks on the campaign...
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>> he would need somebody opposite mitt romney. somebody who has business experience outside of washington. rick santorum spent a lot of time working in washington. he'd be looking for a businessman. he might also be looking for somebody whose views are a little more centrist. the problem with that is he would be vilified if he chose somebody who was moderate on the issue of abortion and same-sex marriage. i don't think he would go that far but he needs to soften his image with independent voters. >> and what about newt gingrich? >> he needs to do better in the field before he gets to that point. but he might need somebody who's younger. he's 68 years old. he needs someone to soften his image a little bit. he's considered grand thinker but perhaps he needs somebody who could help voters see the feature. again, 68 years people are always looking for the next step and he would be looking for somebody maybe like a paul ryan from wisconsin, the congressman, who happens to be the chairman of the house budget committee. >> all right, mar
>> he would need somebody opposite mitt romney. somebody who has business experience outside of washington. rick santorum spent a lot of time working in washington. he'd be looking for a businessman. he might also be looking for somebody whose views are a little more centrist. the problem with that is he would be vilified if he chose somebody who was moderate on the issue of abortion and same-sex marriage. i don't think he would go that far but he needs to soften his image with...
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governor christie is on team romney. let's give this back to romney. romney is close to the finish line. okay. but let's do this other scenario. first i want to come back to today. then i want to bring this. if gingrich gets out -- if gingrich gets out -- >> okay. >> if gingrich gets out with -- now, these went to santorum tonight. make these purple. do that. now we're going to move on. i'm going through these. if gingrich gets out, now santorum gets that. i've decide we're generous to santorum. that's our scenario. let's keep going move quickly. he gets louisiana. let's say santorum he's doing well in the midwest. we're going to give him wisconsin. all right? let's keep coming through. he wins pennsylvania. i'm going to generous. santorum. gingrich is now out of the race. you watch this delegate map. as santorum starts marching and wins all of these, okay? now look what's happening? he's getting closer. he's closing the gap. can we win all these? he would like the two-man race. that's how you catch mitt romney if santorum's not in the race. let's say
governor christie is on team romney. let's give this back to romney. romney is close to the finish line. okay. but let's do this other scenario. first i want to come back to today. then i want to bring this. if gingrich gets out -- if gingrich gets out -- >> okay. >> if gingrich gets out with -- now, these went to santorum tonight. make these purple. do that. now we're going to move on. i'm going through these. if gingrich gets out, now santorum gets that. i've decide we're generous...
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the latest national poll by g gallup showing mitt romney ahead by 40% to 26%. that 40% is important because it's the first time mitt romney has actually gotten over the 40% point. so clearly people here going to the polls. we're told actually they're expecting very low turnout in this primary in louisiana, and i think that's also a reflect of the fact that the only thing being award here is about 20 delegates in the state of louisiana for this primary election. the other 26 delegates will be awarded down the road, especially, randi, in a -- in a convention in june, sometime in june. so it's going to be a while before we know how all of the delegates in the state of louisiana are assigned. back to you. >> what about voter turnout, joe? do you think we'll see big voter turnout there? >> reporter: very slow. we're in the jefferson parish area at a precinct. we've been watching. there's a vote counter who tells us 35 or 40 people since the polls opened. they're not expecting a lot of turnout at all here in this state, and think this poll is very indicative of that.
the latest national poll by g gallup showing mitt romney ahead by 40% to 26%. that 40% is important because it's the first time mitt romney has actually gotten over the 40% point. so clearly people here going to the polls. we're told actually they're expecting very low turnout in this primary in louisiana, and i think that's also a reflect of the fact that the only thing being award here is about 20 delegates in the state of louisiana for this primary election. the other 26 delegates will be...
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last night mitt romney's senior adviser tried to put the best possible spin on governor romney's failure to win in alabama or mississippi. >> our goal was to take out one-third of the delegates and possibly do slightly better than that. i think we will exceed that goal. it's important to -- >> your goal wasn't to win one of these states? >> i don't think anybody expected mitt to win alabama or mississippi. as mitt said early on in the campaign, that this was an away game for him. i think that's -- i think that's true. look, this is a delegate contest and like i said, our goal was to come in, take a third of the delegates. >> keeping him honest on that claim that nobody expected him to win alabama or mississippi. in fact at least one person did expect, mitt romney in mobile, alabama. >> we're going to win tomorrow. we need your help. >> that was the night before the primaries. not to single out governor romney. of course listen to newt gingrich spin the results. >> i want to tell you this a second. what will become a challenge is we'll now have three or four days of the news media and the
last night mitt romney's senior adviser tried to put the best possible spin on governor romney's failure to win in alabama or mississippi. >> our goal was to take out one-third of the delegates and possibly do slightly better than that. i think we will exceed that goal. it's important to -- >> your goal wasn't to win one of these states? >> i don't think anybody expected mitt to win alabama or mississippi. as mitt said early on in the campaign, that this was an away game for...
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and that's mitt romney's game? well, they're peas in a pod. mitt romney and paul ryan. and so i think, you know, this makes perfect sense to me. >> is that just today's world, if you're a demon to the democrats, you must be a hero to republicans? why is it when republicans look at paul ryan, they say yes? >> i think ryan is a rising star. i think his prospects go down. i think he's great for a rising star in the future. he's actually smarter than -- he's a very smart person. so, you know, i hope he has the political smarts to hold his fire because he has a bright future. and i don't want to see him get wrapped up in this. >> i think rick's right. in many ways, paul ryan is the new newt gingrich. he's the new ideas guy in the republican party. so that is somebody you do want to have on your team. >> and he's the only guy who's laid out a path forward. it's too far for me. i'll be dead when his budget comes. >> by the way, he hasn't cut medicare. the only one that has running for president is fellow named, oh, barack obama. >> it's an election year, isn't it? i'm going to
and that's mitt romney's game? well, they're peas in a pod. mitt romney and paul ryan. and so i think, you know, this makes perfect sense to me. >> is that just today's world, if you're a demon to the democrats, you must be a hero to republicans? why is it when republicans look at paul ryan, they say yes? >> i think ryan is a rising star. i think his prospects go down. i think he's great for a rising star in the future. he's actually smarter than -- he's a very smart person. so, you...
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i will give that to romney. new york i will give to romney. if gingrich wins most there are others i could be skeptical about. stronger in the midwest. his campaign would argue he has a better chance than speaker gingrich in wisconsin. i'll stop here. i switched a few of them back. and this scenario if i stop includes gingrich winning new jersey here, includes gingrich winning california here. i'm a bit skeptical about that. under this scenario, romney at 924, gingrich would be in second place. their point would be right, nobody would have clinched. gingrich would be in second. this is a dream scenario. most people watching at home would think who know the rules pretty implausible. >> john stay with us because i want to bring in randy evans, a senior adviser to the gingrich campaign. you heard what john king said. a lot of people are saying you're not winning. santorum is. mitt romney will face united conservative opposition. why is that wrong? >> we're not even to halftime yet. halftime is on april 24th, which is louisiana. after halftime we
i will give that to romney. new york i will give to romney. if gingrich wins most there are others i could be skeptical about. stronger in the midwest. his campaign would argue he has a better chance than speaker gingrich in wisconsin. i'll stop here. i switched a few of them back. and this scenario if i stop includes gingrich winning new jersey here, includes gingrich winning california here. i'm a bit skeptical about that. under this scenario, romney at 924, gingrich would be in second place....
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mitt romney came in a distant second with 27%. newt gingrich's southern roots, it didn't help him in this state. he got just 16% of the vote. ron paul trailed the pack with 6%. louisiana hands out its 20 delegates proportionately, and santorum walks away with half of them. >> thank you very much. you have come through, and come through in a big way. and on behalf of my family, and all the people up here who have gathered with us tonight here in green bay, wisconsin, just let me thank you for making a very clear and crisp statement. and that is that you don't believe as the pundits have said that this race is over. you didn't get the memo that the rest -- [ cheers and applause ] >> but santorum's convincing win in louisiana doesn't do much to change the delicate map. mitt romney has 568 delegates. more than double santorum's count. gingrich has 137. and paul has won just 71 delegates. so a big catch-up game for rick santorum in the weeks ahead. let's go to new orleans right now. mary mat elin, good to see you. i love the bright col
mitt romney came in a distant second with 27%. newt gingrich's southern roots, it didn't help him in this state. he got just 16% of the vote. ron paul trailed the pack with 6%. louisiana hands out its 20 delegates proportionately, and santorum walks away with half of them. >> thank you very much. you have come through, and come through in a big way. and on behalf of my family, and all the people up here who have gathered with us tonight here in green bay, wisconsin, just let me thank you...
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, they say it's mitt romney. who do you think is the stronger lead -- leader, they think mitt romney. rick santorum when he looks in his gut he sees the numbers and says i'm not getting out of the race. >> mitt romney has had a very interesting week. you mentioned a couple of the endorsements, marco rubio, george hw bush and paul ryan. he had big gaffes, which do you think voters are going to pay more attention to, the gaffes or big endorsements? >> i think mitt romney would hope they would pay attention to the endorsements and listen to what george hw bush says, but i have to tell you whenever it seems that mitt romney is gaining traction, he seems to stumble over himself. new details came out that he was trying to build a car elevator out at his summer home in lajolla, i don't know how many people have elevators in their homes but he's building car he'll -- elevator for his summer home. that doesn't necessarily make him more understandable to the working man. that is for sure. also, he held a conference call th
, they say it's mitt romney. who do you think is the stronger lead -- leader, they think mitt romney. rick santorum when he looks in his gut he sees the numbers and says i'm not getting out of the race. >> mitt romney has had a very interesting week. you mentioned a couple of the endorsements, marco rubio, george hw bush and paul ryan. he had big gaffes, which do you think voters are going to pay more attention to, the gaffes or big endorsements? >> i think mitt romney would hope...
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he endorsed romney as of yesterday. let's listen in for a moment that and while in this election, the debate won't be completely won or lost by one side or the other. one side's not going to completely vanquish the other, but this election will put in place a trajectory because of math and momentum that will last a generation, that will be very difficult to reverse. so that tells me we've got some bad news that we have to deal with. the math, the momentum, and the man that's bringing it about. well, let's look at the math. we have a debt crisis coming. we know this. everybody knows this. turn on the tv and look what's going on in europe and that's what could happen to us next if we don't get this situation under control. we can't keep spending money we don't have. we're spending -- borrowing 40 cents on every dollar. the president just gave us a budget that said let's just do more of this. >> you're listening to paul ryan speaking at this coalition. fw op presidential candidate mitt romney meanwhile sounding like he's d
he endorsed romney as of yesterday. let's listen in for a moment that and while in this election, the debate won't be completely won or lost by one side or the other. one side's not going to completely vanquish the other, but this election will put in place a trajectory because of math and momentum that will last a generation, that will be very difficult to reverse. so that tells me we've got some bad news that we have to deal with. the math, the momentum, and the man that's bringing it about....
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we know mitt romney has been across the board on several different issues. we know he's had this quote/unquote evolution when it's come to abortion. we know he's done other things. they also know that if you're going to turn around this economy, if you're going to turn around this nation, you have to get mitt romney in the white house if he's going to be the republican nominee. so they're willing to forgive, if you will, at this point in time, that's what it looks like. they're willing to forgive sthoechls past instances, those past evolutions in policies and positions. if they can get a republican in the white house going forward in 2013 and get control of congress. >> maria, i like lenny's word of "evolution. yts. >> yeah. >> what do you think? this is a big statement saying that rick santorum is winning in the trust category. >> absolutely. and what it does, randi, is it completely underscores not just the nagt conservatives dislike romney, distrust him, and completely don't believe he'll be true to conservative principles because of that, quote/unquote,
we know mitt romney has been across the board on several different issues. we know he's had this quote/unquote evolution when it's come to abortion. we know he's done other things. they also know that if you're going to turn around this economy, if you're going to turn around this nation, you have to get mitt romney in the white house if he's going to be the republican nominee. so they're willing to forgive, if you will, at this point in time, that's what it looks like. they're willing to...
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three big ones mitt romney just got, george h.w. bush, the former president, florida senator marco rubio and the very popular congressman paul ryan from here. so yeah, there's a sense that mitt romney may have this thing wrapped up by a lot of supporters. >> very fascinating. shannon travis, thanks so much from wisconsin. appreciate that. >>> of course you want to join us sunday 4:00 eastern time for a special hour focusing on the 2012 presidential contenders. making the road rules friendly for amish buggy drivers in kentucky a bill has been passed. is it a religious victory or traffic hazard? our legal guy weigh in next. >>> all right. a battle over religious rights and public safety. the general assembly passed legislation to allow the amish to use reflective tape instead of orange safety triangles on the back of their horse drawn buggies. avery cleveland and richard herman, gentlemen, one more time. an issue of religious freedom versus traffic safety. there was an alternative that everyone seemed to be happy with, richard. the am
three big ones mitt romney just got, george h.w. bush, the former president, florida senator marco rubio and the very popular congressman paul ryan from here. so yeah, there's a sense that mitt romney may have this thing wrapped up by a lot of supporters. >> very fascinating. shannon travis, thanks so much from wisconsin. appreciate that. >>> of course you want to join us sunday 4:00 eastern time for a special hour focusing on the 2012 presidential contenders. making the road...
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let's talk about romney now. he's still having trouble winning votes among southerners and religious conservatives. could this be a big problem if he wins the nomination? he'll need those votes badly in november in the general. >> well, what we see is in illinois recently that romney is winning among catholic voters. so romney is actually more and more sealing the deal, winning across more groups than rick santorum. women, men, working class vote he got in illinois. he's really proven that, i believe, republicans, conservatives, tea party folks, he won those groups in illinois, and the latest gallup poll shows that 40% of conservatives are now rallying behind romney and only 20% are going for rick santorum. that's because rick santorum is fixated on wedge social issues. i think we heard from ann romney before when she did the interview with piers morgan that when she's on the road, women come up to her and say ann, it's the economy, stupid. that's what i'm worried about. i want you to fix it. this is real. i thin
let's talk about romney now. he's still having trouble winning votes among southerners and religious conservatives. could this be a big problem if he wins the nomination? he'll need those votes badly in november in the general. >> well, what we see is in illinois recently that romney is winning among catholic voters. so romney is actually more and more sealing the deal, winning across more groups than rick santorum. women, men, working class vote he got in illinois. he's really proven...
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at mitt romney saying, repeating his line that mitt romney is the worst person to go up against president obama on the issues specifically of health care. so a little bit of a different message from rick santorum. obviously, he's hoping to win here in wisconsin on tuesday. although the polls show mitt romney holding in some cases double digit leads over his rivals. >> so does that mean there's anything to the reported meetings between, the secret meeting between mitt romney and newt gingrich in louisiana? >> reporter: fred, you know we in the press, we love nothing better than a secret meeting, being able to report details about it, but this meeting happened last week in louisiana between mitt romney and newt gingrich. none of us knew about it. at least those in the press. i talked with the former house speaker about it yesterday, asked him about it. he said you know what? it was a private meeting, private conversation, but i have those all the time with mitt romney and rick santorum. one interesting thing he did reveal. he was talking about their agreement. their goal as to defeat barack
at mitt romney saying, repeating his line that mitt romney is the worst person to go up against president obama on the issues specifically of health care. so a little bit of a different message from rick santorum. obviously, he's hoping to win here in wisconsin on tuesday. although the polls show mitt romney holding in some cases double digit leads over his rivals. >> so does that mean there's anything to the reported meetings between, the secret meeting between mitt romney and newt...
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the answer is mitt romney. the candidates get to pick their own code names, santorum chose petris, the latin word for rock. congrats to john for tweeting me the right answer. >>> it hasn't been easy and it hasn't been pretty, but mitt romney is slowly pulling away from the republican field. the white house race is always fair game. let's talk about it with crystal wright and editor and blogger at conservativeblackchick.com, good to see you. and tara delldaal in new york. good to see you as well. here is the latest delegate count. romney opening up a big lead, now has 562 by cnn's estimate. rick santorum with 249 and newt gingrich is way back with 137. and we just learned, ladies, at the top of the hour that former florida governor jeb bush has endorsed mitt romney. want to get some reaction from both of you. big deal, crystal? >> absolutely a big deal. i think it will put all the rumors to rest that former governor jeb bush is not going to be running for president. so -- and i think it was a smart -- >> maybe v
the answer is mitt romney. the candidates get to pick their own code names, santorum chose petris, the latin word for rock. congrats to john for tweeting me the right answer. >>> it hasn't been easy and it hasn't been pretty, but mitt romney is slowly pulling away from the republican field. the white house race is always fair game. let's talk about it with crystal wright and editor and blogger at conservativeblackchick.com, good to see you. and tara delldaal in new york. good to see...
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he's in wisconsin, and mitt romney is actually out on the west coast in california, going to do some fund-raising there in the early part of the week. santorum decided he was going to go ahead, hit the road, went to pennsylvania for a while. now, in wisconsin, where the voting is scheduled right around the first week of april. and he was out there campaigning today. really hitting mitt romney very hard on a variety of issues, and also pulling out that now famous etch-a-sketch metaphor. listen to his sound bite from wisconsin today. >> today, you'll say he's against obamacare, and still defend romney care which is something i quite don't understand. today, he'll say he's for more drilling. and the reason is, well, who is he talking to? he's talking to conservatives. he wants your vote. but as we found out, when he's in front of a different audience in the fall, we'll take out the etch-a-sketch, shake it up a little bit, and we'll be -- oh, that's my daughter, sarah maria. there you go. that's my 14-year-old. she played vanna white in this little show here. so you take out the etch-a-s
he's in wisconsin, and mitt romney is actually out on the west coast in california, going to do some fund-raising there in the early part of the week. santorum decided he was going to go ahead, hit the road, went to pennsylvania for a while. now, in wisconsin, where the voting is scheduled right around the first week of april. and he was out there campaigning today. really hitting mitt romney very hard on a variety of issues, and also pulling out that now famous etch-a-sketch metaphor. listen...
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to rally around romney. what do tonight's results mean? >> it will mean something different to everyone. let's break it down quickly. this is an important election night if you want to talk about momentum. if rick santorum is to win as the polls show tonight. he will use that as wind at his back to continue to keep running for the republican presidential nomination, even though mitt romney has twice as many delegates right now as he tries to win the republican presidential nomination. if newt gingrich gets no delegates tonight, there's going to be a lot of calls for newt gingrich to get out of the race. we have heard that so far. he said on our air this past week, the fact is he has nothing to lose, no incentive to get out, so he's going to remain in. if romney would score an upset, that would all but shut the door on the republican presidential race. mitt romney right now, or at least his campaign, seems to be looking to the general election. he's out in california right now, doing some fund-raising, they'l
to rally around romney. what do tonight's results mean? >> it will mean something different to everyone. let's break it down quickly. this is an important election night if you want to talk about momentum. if rick santorum is to win as the polls show tonight. he will use that as wind at his back to continue to keep running for the republican presidential nomination, even though mitt romney has twice as many delegates right now as he tries to win the republican presidential nomination. if...
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romney shot back with this statement. he said i was disappointed to hear that rick santorum would rather have barack obama as president than a republican. any of the republicans running would be better than president obama and his record of failure. santorum's campaign said today, of course, he'll back the gop nominee. so is this a significant blunder do you think? are people going to remember this, maria, going into the polls come november, and the interesting thing if mitt romney is, which it looks like it is, if you look at the numbers, going to be the nominee, is rick santorum going to have to walk this back do you think? >> well, i think he's already started to walk it back, don, but i do think it's something that people will remember because what rick santorum is doing is he is giving voice to the real and palpable dislike, distrust, and disdain that many social and religious conservatives have about romney right now. and i think it was a hail mary pass on his part to say, look, now is the time to rally with me, a r
romney shot back with this statement. he said i was disappointed to hear that rick santorum would rather have barack obama as president than a republican. any of the republicans running would be better than president obama and his record of failure. santorum's campaign said today, of course, he'll back the gop nominee. so is this a significant blunder do you think? are people going to remember this, maria, going into the polls come november, and the interesting thing if mitt romney is, which it...
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who might romney pick? some of the nominations include florida senator marco rubio, paul ryan of wisconsin, virginia congressman, eric cantor and south carolina nicky haley. it's still early. remember, john mccain didn't find sarah palin until just before the convention. what a find it was. so here's the question, if you were mitt romney, under what circumstances would you ask rick santorum to be your running mate? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog or go to my post on "the situation room's" facebook page. wolf? >> i suspect that's not going to happen. >> no. not at all. >> all right. we've got another story we're following. it's developing right now. shock and chaos onboard a jetblue flight forced to divert due to a so-called medical situation involving the pilot. a captain, witnesses say, charged the cockpit door and had to be wrestled to the ground. wow! let's bring in our regulation and aviation correspondent lizzie o'leary with the latest. i know it's still a work in progress. we are
who might romney pick? some of the nominations include florida senator marco rubio, paul ryan of wisconsin, virginia congressman, eric cantor and south carolina nicky haley. it's still early. remember, john mccain didn't find sarah palin until just before the convention. what a find it was. so here's the question, if you were mitt romney, under what circumstances would you ask rick santorum to be your running mate? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog or go to my post on...
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47%, romney, 37%. so what can romney do about that? >> not much. i think the race has kind of established a pattern, and i think it is what it is. mitt romney is never going to convince evangelical voters who are skeptical of him. the most conservative voters who are skeptical of them and the most ardent tea party voters who are very skeptical of them to support them overwhelmingly. he did win people, the tea partiers in illinois last night. that was a part of his very large victory, but overall they're going to remain skeptical. what we call the base of the base. so in the end they're going to have to decide whether they want to defeat president obama enough that they would come out wholeheartedly, if he's the nominee as seems likely, and vote for him in the fall. it's not going to be because they're passionate about him. >> they're passionate about not voting for president obama. that could be the decisive element. gloria, thanks very much. >>> so what about jeb bush for vice president? his endorseme
47%, romney, 37%. so what can romney do about that? >> not much. i think the race has kind of established a pattern, and i think it is what it is. mitt romney is never going to convince evangelical voters who are skeptical of him. the most conservative voters who are skeptical of them and the most ardent tea party voters who are very skeptical of them to support them overwhelmingly. he did win people, the tea partiers in illinois last night. that was a part of his very large victory, but...
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mitt romney and newt gingrich are going to be here also. they were here earlier today for a separate event, talking to the faith and freedom coalition, in addition to rick santorum. he was here earlier today. excuse me, later in a few hours, mitt romney and rick santorum, not newt gingrich. he was here earlier. not that we have that cleared up, newt gingrich, rick santorum, mitt romney all gave speeches, courting the evangelical vote a few days before the primary. 42 delegates at stake, and all of them want some of them. >> i remember sitting here last week in this very seat and over the alert came over that mitt romney and newt gingrich had a private meeting, right? and you picked up -- i'm wondering what both men had to say about that, if it was detectable in their remarks after the meating? >> yeah, you know we love anything with the word secret in it. we got news ability the secret meeting between mitt romney and newt gingrich. it happened in louisiana just ahead of the primary last weekend. we talked with the former house speaker about
mitt romney and newt gingrich are going to be here also. they were here earlier today for a separate event, talking to the faith and freedom coalition, in addition to rick santorum. he was here earlier today. excuse me, later in a few hours, mitt romney and rick santorum, not newt gingrich. he was here earlier. not that we have that cleared up, newt gingrich, rick santorum, mitt romney all gave speeches, courting the evangelical vote a few days before the primary. 42 delegates at stake, and all...
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medicaid dollars were used to pay for romney care, and, of course, we've seen now that romney care is $2 billion over budget where they've had to increase taxes in order to pay for it. this was a disaster in massachusetts, and then he had the audacity to go out in 2009 and argue that barack obama follow his lead. unfortunately for the country, obama did. president obama did follow mitt romney's lead and adopted, as david plouffe said yesterday, the blueprint for obama care which was romney care. this is the most important issue in this election. it's one that encapsulates all the issues that are at stake in this very critical election in our country's history, and there's only one candidate who has the chance of winning the republican nomination who can make this the central issue that will be a winning issue for us to win the presidency back, and that's rick santorum and, unfortunately, the worst person to make that case is mitt romney, and that's why, as i said, here we're today and he's not. [ inaudible question ] [ inaudible question ] >> i don't regret it at all. i said it here t
medicaid dollars were used to pay for romney care, and, of course, we've seen now that romney care is $2 billion over budget where they've had to increase taxes in order to pay for it. this was a disaster in massachusetts, and then he had the audacity to go out in 2009 and argue that barack obama follow his lead. unfortunately for the country, obama did. president obama did follow mitt romney's lead and adopted, as david plouffe said yesterday, the blueprint for obama care which was romney...
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has said it will be romney. he's hoping this will finally be it, but establishment support hasn't sold this hold-out ban of conservative voters -- >> that may work against. >> to some degree it might work against him and romney's fundamental problem remains and he doesn't need the endorsement of sarah palin and that's the void he needs to fill in his party. you mentioned in time.com, you pointed out that george w. bush has been completely silent during this campaign. his father will endorse formally today, but nothing from george w. bush. when are we going to hear from him? >> he endorsed john mccain on march 5th and at that point mccain-huckabee was out so mccain was kind of the last man standing. i was thinking to some degree w might be laying low and romney might not be hankering for his endorsement because george w. bush left office with low approval ratings and mitt romney's approval and disapproval ratings were almost as bad as george bush's were when he left office to say that romney is in bad shape, so i
has said it will be romney. he's hoping this will finally be it, but establishment support hasn't sold this hold-out ban of conservative voters -- >> that may work against. >> to some degree it might work against him and romney's fundamental problem remains and he doesn't need the endorsement of sarah palin and that's the void he needs to fill in his party. you mentioned in time.com, you pointed out that george w. bush has been completely silent during this campaign. his father will...
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the author of the latest romney biography, "the real romney." that's next. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine 2012 iihs top safety picks. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $219 a month. multi-policy discount. paperless discount. paid-in-full discount. [yawning] homeowner's discount. safe driver discount. chipmunk family reunion. someone stole the nuts. squirrel jail. justice! countless discounts. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ male announcer ] brake problems? stop in to meineke today for a free brake inspection and you'll say... my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> well, without a doubt mitt romney has goofed, gaffed, and desperately tried to recover. case in point. >> it also means that if you don't like what they do, you can fire them. i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. i driv
the author of the latest romney biography, "the real romney." that's next. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine 2012 iihs top safety picks. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $219 a month. multi-policy discount. paperless discount....
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bush embrace mitt romney. romney has already embraced the bush foreign policy and his economic policy. but it was a touching moment between a great leader of the republican party, and there are so many better gaffs we could point to with mitt romney, particularly his reference to russia as being the greatest threat to our geopolitical word as opposed to iran or al qaeda. >> don't go there, because i will go to the open mike gaff, which is a lot bigger gaff than what mitt romney said. this was just a normal exchange. >> i'm going to take you in a total different direction, and that is this awkward moment. what's up with the former president taking his shoes off and showing his socks? could you just explain? i was looking at this and wondering, hmm, this was sort of a dr. seuss moment. what's the book, guys? fox in socks. i just -- i don't know. there was something going on here. robert, what's the obsession here with socks? >> let me tell you something, i finally have something in common with george herbert wal
bush embrace mitt romney. romney has already embraced the bush foreign policy and his economic policy. but it was a touching moment between a great leader of the republican party, and there are so many better gaffs we could point to with mitt romney, particularly his reference to russia as being the greatest threat to our geopolitical word as opposed to iran or al qaeda. >> don't go there, because i will go to the open mike gaff, which is a lot bigger gaff than what mitt romney said. this...
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so romney would really benefit the most. but i think what we're seeing happening already is romney's numbers continue to rise is that he's getting some of those gingrich supporters already. because gingrich seems not a viable candidate. >> let's talk big picture. you read all these cnn opinion pieces. if this were another time, the establishment power brokers would step in with a vision, take the candidates inside, give them the vision analysis and say unite for the sake of the party and then they would take to the air baefs and offer their null throated endorsements, turning to defeat president obama. not happeninging. why not? why not? >> well, first of all, we were talking about sheldon adelson, those are the new power brokers. the super pac sugar daddies as i call them. those are the people who are really extending the life of this primary because they are funding all of the television advertising. second point is really within the republican party in particular, the power now is within the grass roots. the power does no
so romney would really benefit the most. but i think what we're seeing happening already is romney's numbers continue to rise is that he's getting some of those gingrich supporters already. because gingrich seems not a viable candidate. >> let's talk big picture. you read all these cnn opinion pieces. if this were another time, the establishment power brokers would step in with a vision, take the candidates inside, give them the vision analysis and say unite for the sake of the party and...
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they will come home to romney. >> what do you think john king learned that romney and gingrich had this weekend meeting. what do you think that was all about? >> newt gingrich is the mystery man in this delegates. perhaps he's negotiating for something. >> he's cutting staff. he's clearly running on fumes. >> he's basically dropped out. he's presented this as cutting staff and he's going to focus on the convention but he's dropped out of the race. he's not campaigning anymore. >> if anybody understands his leverage, newt does. >> newt's money man, let's listen to what he said. >> it appears as though he's at the end of his line. he can't get anywhere near the numbers. >> if anybody knows -- >> being dumped by someone else in case you're just tuning in. >> he knows the math because he's the money. >> my favorite newt fact is that he's reading this book about brokered conventions. there's a book about five historic conventions from 1900 to 1956. newt does have this idea that you can deny and maybe santorum will deny romney the 1,144. get to the convention and everything will be up in the
they will come home to romney. >> what do you think john king learned that romney and gingrich had this weekend meeting. what do you think that was all about? >> newt gingrich is the mystery man in this delegates. perhaps he's negotiating for something. >> he's cutting staff. he's clearly running on fumes. >> he's basically dropped out. he's presented this as cutting staff and he's going to focus on the convention but he's dropped out of the race. he's not campaigning...
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and i guess that could help romney. i guess some of his supporters aren't as fevered and would, you know, have a higher turnout, may help mitt romney. the polls indicate it's all tied up between romney, gingrich, and santorum not too far behind, kira. >> we'll keep tracking it throughout the day and into the ve evening. it's going to be a late night. thanks for watching. you can continue the conversation with me on twitter at kiracnn or on facebook. cnn newsroom continues with suzanne malveaux after a quick break. heir clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your t
and i guess that could help romney. i guess some of his supporters aren't as fevered and would, you know, have a higher turnout, may help mitt romney. the polls indicate it's all tied up between romney, gingrich, and santorum not too far behind, kira. >> we'll keep tracking it throughout the day and into the ve evening. it's going to be a late night. thanks for watching. you can continue the conversation with me on twitter at kiracnn or on facebook. cnn newsroom continues with suzanne...
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the romney campaign did not win primaries this week. they did something better by shaping a narrative that they've won. >> i'm excited. i'm encouraged. i'm enthused. >> reporter: another endorsement for mitt romney. this time it was paul ryan. more important than what was said on stage -- >> i believe americans face a very fundamental choice in this election. >> was what ryan said in this radio interview in milwaukee that time is running out for romney's rivals. >> if rick santorum loses, do you think it's time for him to get out of the race? >> yeah. i think most people would agree with that. >> it's been the romney campaign surrogate message all week best put by the first president bush quoting kenny rogers. >> there's a time when to hold them and a time when to fold them. >> his campaign's latest line of attack that one of president obama's top officials, gina mccarthy, once directed the romney policy in massachusetts. >> i played a pretty good role in trying to get governor romney to finally sign the massachusetts climate change act
the romney campaign did not win primaries this week. they did something better by shaping a narrative that they've won. >> i'm excited. i'm encouraged. i'm enthused. >> reporter: another endorsement for mitt romney. this time it was paul ryan. more important than what was said on stage -- >> i believe americans face a very fundamental choice in this election. >> was what ryan said in this radio interview in milwaukee that time is running out for romney's rivals. >>...